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Smuin’s
Christmas Ballet. Photo: Chris Hardy
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San Francisco
Ballet's WanTing Zhao in Tomasson's Nutcracker. Photo © Erik Tomasson
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Nov. 26 - Dec. 11 |
ODC/DANCE
The Velveteen Rabbit |
Yerba
Buena Center, San Francisco
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Dec 1-3, 7:30pm Dec 3 & 4, 4:00 pm |
Molly
Rose-Williams & Co
We Are All Friends An evening-length solo show incorporating dance, theater, story-telling, and a generous dash of the absurd to explore the trials and tribulations of love, and the promise and pitfalls of self-help culture. Created and performed by Molly Rose-Williams. |
NOHSpace,
San Francisco
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Dec. 1-3, 8:00 PM |
Ariellah and Darker Still
Productions
Circling Sorrows: Suffering Explorations-The Ache of Disconnect A walk in the garden of decline that is our world. Struggling to emerge from the dominant paradigm of disconnect…returning back into the world of connection. |
CounterPulse,
San Francisco
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Dec. 1-4
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Smuin Ballet
The Christmas Ballet Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites. |
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Dec. 2-3, 7:30 pm |
Natasha Carlitz Dance
Ensemble
In Parting... Premieres the full version of a suite of dances set to Mozart's "Gran Partita" exploring themes of love, loss, and joyous remembrance. Rounding out the program is a restaging of the pandemic piece Seasons of Distance, originally conceived as a site-specific outdoor work and newly envisioned with immersive projections of nature imagery. |
Cubberley
Theatre, Palo Alto
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Dec. 3-18 |
Mark Foehringer Dance
Project|SF
Nutcracker Sweets A unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children, features a live 9-piece chamber orchestra with Keisuke Nakagoshi as pit conductor. |
Cowell
Theater, Fort Mason Cente, San Francisco
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Dec. 8–27 |
San Francisco Ballet
Nutcracker Helgi Tomasson’s San Francisco-inspired production is accompanied by a live orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. Casting. |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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Dec. 9-10, |
Smuin Ballet
The Christmas Ballet Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites. |
Sunset
Center, Carmel
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Dec 14–16
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Cal Performances
Camille A. Brown & Dancers ink The final installment of the trilogy. Featuring Brown, the company of six dancers performs a series of duets and solos. |
Zellerbach
Playhouse, UC Berkeley
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Dec. 14-24
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Smuin Ballet
The Christmas Ballet Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites. |
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Dec. 16-17 |
Peninsula Ballet Theatre
Classic Nutcracker Peninsula Ballet Theatre’s professional Company is joined by the PBT Conservatory. Meet the cast onstage after each show. |
Fox
Theatre, Redwood City
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Dec. 16 - 17, 7:30pm |
ODC
Pilot 73
Six Gestures on Being Six new original works by six choreographers range from humorous to solemn, reverent to militant, narrative to abstract, and encompass a spectrum of perspectives, physicalities, & experiences. |
ODC
Theater, San Francisco
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Dec. 16, 7:00 pm Dec.
17, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm Dec. 18, 2:00 pm |
New Ballet
The San Jose Nutcracker Choreography: Dalia Rawson, with historical references to the Santa Clara Valley. Music by the New Ballet Orchestra. My Very First Nutcracker, a special 45-minute performance for the youngest audience members (children and toddlers) takes place Sunday, December 18, 11:00 am. |
California
Theatre, San Jose
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Dec 17: 1:00PM &
5:00PM Dec 18: 1:00PM |
Oakland Ballet
Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker With the Oakland Symphony and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir |
Paramount
Theatre, Oakland
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Dec. 17-18 |
Bayer Ballet
The Snow Queen Directed and choreographed by Inna Bayer, features new characters, re-envisioned choreography, and lighting effects. |
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Dec. 18, 7:00pm-9:00pm |
Kathy
Mata Ballet
Winter Holiday Showcase Classical to contemporary, character dance, a variety of solos, duets, plus more, to recorded music and live piano. |
ODC
Theater, San Francisco
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